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Dear Client,

Based on the facts provided, you appear to have strong legal grounds for divorce on the basis of mental cruelty, as long-term financial neglect, abusive behaviour, addictions to alcohol and drugs, inappropriate sexual communications with others, and refusal to take responsibility for the family are all factors courts consider seriously. Your husband’s voluntary unemployment despite being capable of working and his dependence on you for many years generally weakens any claim he m

Dear client,

Is it mandatory to inform the new lawyer about the transfer petition? Technically, it is not a statutory "requirement," but it is legally essential for the following reasons:

Contradictory Statements: If your transfer lawyer argues "hardship" or "threat to life" in the higher court, but your local lawyer tells the trial court you are "ready for trial," it weakens your credibility.

Procedural Strategy: Once the transfer petition is filed, your local lawyer needs to move an applica

Dear client,

You are not required to reduce the maintenance amount at this stage. In family court proceedings, maintenance is assessed on the basis of the husband’s earning capacity and responsibility, not merely on a temporary reduction in income. Your husband was earning around ₹25 lakhs per annum earlier, and his resignation due to medical reasons will be closely scrutinized by the court. A scan report alone is generally insufficient to prove incapacity to work; the court usually expects

Ma'am,

As you cannot go to Pune then you will have to file an application fro transfer of case to Bolpur (Birbum Distrcit Court) for further adjudication. This transfer application needs to be filed in Supreme Court as the case will transferred from one state to another.
By the way why has he filed the case in Pune? Were you both living together in Pune or got married in Pune?

Dear Client,

If the bride or her family knowingly concealed a pre-existing diagnosis of schizophrenia before marriage, and you discovered it only after marriage due to abusive behavior and disclosure by her parents, this amounts to fraud and misrepresentation, which is a valid legal ground.

You may seek annulment of marriage under Section 12 of the Hindu Marriage Act (or applicable personal law) on the ground that consent was obtained by fraud, and/or file for divorce citing mental disorder an

Hello ma'am,

Your lawyer should and I think will make a good case with his submissions and arguments to ensure that you get sufficient maintenance. Husband can give whatever excuse or ground for not paying but the law requires them to pay the maintenance to the wife.
The court shall take care of the maintenane part but for the amount you and your lawyer need to convince the court for the same.

Dear client,

If you do not wish to consent to the divorce and intend to continue the marriage, you should vigorously contest the divorce petition filed under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act. The burden lies on the husband to prove cruelty, and unless he is able to discharge that burden with cogent evidence, the Family Court can dismiss the divorce petition.

To clearly demonstrate your intention to preserve the marriage, you may also file a petition for Restitution of Conjugal Right

Dear client,

Divorce and judicial separation in India are governed by personal laws, which differ based on the religion of the parties. The grounds, procedure, and remedies available depend upon the applicable law.

Under Hindu Law (Hindu Marriage Act, 1955), divorce may be sought either by mutual consent or on contested grounds such as cruelty, desertion, adultery, conversion, mental disorder, or irretrievable breakdown of marriage (as recognised by courts). Mutual consent divorce requires bot

Dear Sir,

House built from your self-earned income

If:

The land is in your name, and

Construction is from your salary/business income, loans repaid by you,

Wife has NO ownership share in the house.

Courts treat this as self-acquired property.

Dear Clear,
Under Section 125 Cr. PC(Section 144 of BNSS), any person having sufficient means is liable to support his wife and children, provided she is unable to maintain herself and her children, once an application is filed by the aggrieved spouse seeking maintenance from her husband in the Family Court. A maintenance case under Section 125 Cr. PC can be filed in the court of Judicial Magistrate or the Family Court in a district where the respondent is currently resides or where the couple